It does seem strange that they have basically ignored BHX. I mean LPL and MAN and LTN and STN are both very close to each other, in fact closer than BHX is to any of them. I haven't checked but I would imagine BHX must be one of, if not the (excluding the mega hubs) largest airports in Europe without a larger Easyjet presence. IMO it's an ideal location with superb rail and road links to draw passengers into which I would have thought would be of interest. Jet2 haven't replaced Monarch at BHX in a like for like fashion plenty of scope for Easyjet. However if they haven't got the aircraft, still I think it's strange that they didn't make any move a many years ago.